GARGRAVES TRACK CONNECTING TO LIONEL TUBULAR TRACK

Key question is your tubular track "O" or O27?  Gargraves and Ross are the height of O27.  To use with O tubular the Ross switches and Gargraves need to be raised up about 3/32 or so (I think, check this).  Ross makes a base for their switches that solves this or you can cut plywood or masonite to go under.  This is particularly an issue if you are connecting O tubular to all three connections of a switch.   In a long run of tubular connecting to a long run of Gargraves you can shore up the end of Gargraves like a short wedge piece to create a height transition.

I have used "O" UCS / RCS tracks with Gargraves and the same height issues apply, otherwise works fine if you are OK with appearance.

Pins for mating Gargraves to tubular have been hard to come by recently, but I hear that is about to change.

Bill

Thank you, I should be good to go.   Most of my tubular is O27.    Plan is to use the 1/4" FLEXBED vinyl road bed.

As far as pins, I picked some up from TRAINZ.   Hoping to get some direct from Gargraves, maybe when I get my new DCS/WIU unit from MTH? 

Thank you, this site has been extremely helpful

John

FWIW, I did this but changed out to all gargraves.  The primary reason was to be able to use an insulated rail for track occupancy detection in the hidden sections.  Because it was hidden it was a pain to switch out.